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For many weeks I rode high on my horse as the Mayor of Favola, Le MERIDIEN. I was untouchable as their Mayor… people threw themselves at my feet, soiled underpants, tomatoes and cabbage at my face… *scratches head*… hmmmm. Allow me to explain, for those of you who are unaware, there is a location-based social networking platform called foursquare. The main objective is to “check in” to as many places as possible, as often as possible in order to gain nothing more than bragging rights. Mayorships are awarded to individuals who “check in” most frequently to a location. I take great delight in taking over Mayorships. Makes me feel more of a man and less of a doll… I know… I need a life. I am power hungry and I want to be loved!

Well, my world came crashing down when Le MERIDIEN Kuala Lumpur informed me I was no longer the Mayor of Favola… oooh the disbelief… the shame! I went through the typical stages of dealing with grief…

Shock – “NO WAY!”
Denial – “There must be a mistake!”
Anger – “foursquare sucks!”
Depression – “I have nothing left!”
Acceptance & Hope – *shrugs* “I’ll just steal another Mayorship for now.”

If there is any consolation to me, I lost my Mayorship to a good man. Peter Foreman, Director of Sales + Marketing at Le MERIDIEN. *sob… sob… sniff… sniff* Take care of my people Peter… be a good Mayor! Say good things about me… use tall and big words.

I guess the good news is that there are many restaurant Mayorships up for grabs at Le MERIDIEN… now that Favola is lost, I am gunning for Prime. The Prime Mayor… sounds awesome. I owe my first “check in” at Prime to Cheryl Lum, Director of Communications at Le MERIDIEN who invited Fat Boy Bakes and me over for lunch. It was a flawless meal, with great service, great food, chat with the Chefs and above all great company. One can’t fault the pricing either… for such an amazing restaurant, the set lunch goes for RM70++ and the express set lunch for RM60++.

The beautiful Prime ambience

One can never say no to a dining opportunity with the lovely Cheryl Lum and Fat Boy Bakes

Amazing Sommelier’s Table at Prime

One must be careful not to eat too much bread… extremely delish but at the expense of premium space in the stomach for the main course

Wolf Blass Bilyara Shiraz 2008 – Medium bodied with fruit tones went great with our meal. Good pick Cheryl!

Pan seared maguro on buckwheat noodles and soft shell crab

… and the food kept coming

Was great that Chef Justin Kam dropped in for a chat… intermission from all that eating. He allowed us to interrogate him… sorry ladies he is taken!

The real highlight for me was the wagyu skirt… extremely tender. If my facts correct, you can only get about a kilogram of this cut per cow!

Crepe Suzettes and coffee to end our amazing lunch at Prime

Thanks again Cheryl for such a lovely afternoon. Fat Boy Bakes and I are always honoured by your invitations. To all those keen on going, Prime does a good crowd so avoid disappointment and book your tables in advance! Click here for contact information.